Convolvulaceae
Shortstalk false bindweed
Calystegia silvatica
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Genus
- Calystegia
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Common names
By language (12)
- arz
- كاليستجيا سيلفاتيكا
- Azerbaijani
- Meşә çәpәrsarmaşığı
- Chinese
- 天剑草
- Dutch
- Gestreepte winde
- English
- Shortstalk false bindweed, Large bindweed
- French
- Liseron des bois
- German
- Wald-Zaunwinde
- hsb
- Lěsna wijawka
- li
- Groater bindj kruud
- Swedish
- Storvinda
- Turkish
- Bürük
- Welsh
- Taglys mawr
Synonyms
- Convolvulus silvaticus Kit.
- Convolvulus sylvaticus Spreng.
- Convolvulus sylvestris Waldst. & Kit.
- Volvulus silvaticus (Kit.) Kuntze
- Volvulus sylvestris (Waldst. & Kit.) Degen
Flowers
- In flower
- April to September, December to February (from 2,042 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Chris Ecroyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gianni Del Bufalo bygdb, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rupert Clayton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joss Carr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Aroche assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: johndev, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Kostas Zontanos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nick Butcher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jose Gutierrez Higa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Robert H. Wardell, CC0, from iNaturalist
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- Japanese false bindweedCalystegia hederaceaConvolvulaceae
- Island false bindweedCalystegia macrostegiaConvolvulaceae
- Peirson's false bindweedCalystegia peirsoniiConvolvulaceae
- Pacific false bindweedCalystegia purpurataConvolvulaceae
- Sierra false bindweedCalystegia malacophyllaConvolvulaceae
- Calystegia pubescensConvolvulaceae
- Paiute false bindweedCalystegia longipesConvolvulaceae
- Hillside false bindweedCalystegia subacaulisConvolvulaceae
- Calystegia tuguriorumConvolvulaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.